Today, I was asked by three teachers what I do all summer. They could not believe that the I.T. department didn’t get the summer off and certainly did not understand how much work goes on behind the scenes. After a few minutes of explaining all of the projects that we are working on, I think they understood how much work we have to get done before August.

So, I have a few questions for you: What projects are you working on this summer and what have you already accomplished?

Here is my summer list (so far):

Organize our scripts folder: I have a habit of sticking scripts in the strangest places. To make things easier, we are grouping scripts together.

Migrate User side printers to Computer side

Install wireless in three buildings

Install 20 SmartBoards

Setup the new portables

Replace the non-POE switches with POE

Strip out one building that is being demolished

Upgrade SCCM to SP1

Setup SCSM

Of course, I also have the normal summer maintenance/projects. These include:

Helping in the lease refresh (1,500 computers this year)

Cleaning out the projectors

Installing maintenance kits in any printer needing them

Redoing old/bad wiring

So, if you are still with me – let me know about your Summer To-Do list and any projects that you’ve completed. If you do any other summer maintenance work, what is it?